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8 PAPAKURA COURIER, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
NEWS
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AUS
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New Season Royal Gala Apples
$2.49kg
Carrots
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Encore Mandarins
$3.99kg
Portabella Mushrooms
$8.99kg
800g
Fresh Spinach
$2.49bag
Green Seedless Grapes
$5.99kg
Large Hass Avocados
$1.49for 2
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Valentine's
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GIVE YOUR PARTNER
THE STARS THIS
Stephen Frank
Business group unhappy with waste plans
By SCOTT MORGAN
Plans to revamp Auck-
land s waste manage-
ment system are full of
holes, one industry group
says.
The Waste and Recy-
cling Council is con-
cerned the public haven t
been given enough infor-
mation about the pro-
posed disposer pays
system.
And it wants the Auck-
land Council to reopen
the submissions process
and tell people about the
actual costs involved.
The organisation rep-
resents large manufac-
turers like Fonterra and
Carter Holt Harvey,
along with some waste
management companies
including Greenfingers
Garden Bags and the
Pink Bin Company.
About 55 percent of
Aucklanders pay for rub-
bish collection in their
general rates.
But Waste and Recyc-
ling Council spokesman
Stephen Franks says it s
unclear how charging for
each rubbish bin col-
lected will change the
situation.
People can t work out
whether it s good or bad.
There s a whole lot of
questions but the infor-
mation is not there.
The only figure avail-
able from the council is
that a minimum $2.50
collection charge for an
80-litre rubbish bin
would be implemented.
There would be no dir-
ect charge for collection
of recycling and compost
bins.
It s not known how
much collecting a
140-litre or 240-litre bin
would cost, Mr Franks
says.
They ve talked about
what the cost would be
for the smallest bin but
there s no information on
what the average family
uses.
Estimates by the coun-
cil show each Aucklander
produces 800kg of waste
each year.
But Mr Franks says
that doesn t tell the pub-
lic much when putting
together a submission on
the issue.
The council should
also make it clear
whether rates would
decrease to compensate
for user charges, he says.
The organisation is
calling on the council to
re-open submissions but
this time with more
information about the
actual costs.
We think the infor-
mation is missing, not
because they couldn t
produce it but simply
because they didn t like
the answers.
A council spokes-
woman says 1700 sub-
missions were received
on the waste manage-
ment plan. The council
focused on the 80-litre
example for simplicity s
sake and since the
changes won t occur until
2015, any costs provided
now would only be
indicative, she says.
And because house-
holds come in many dif-
ferent shapes and sizes
it would be difficult to
arrive at a figure for the
average family .
The 10-week consul-
tation and public infor-
mation campaign was
highly effective, she
says.